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I would like to welcome you to the website of Urbleshanny N S, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan.

At this school we believe that all pupils are to be cherished as each one is a precious gift to us. We work hard to encourage the emotional, spiritual, moral, intellectual and social aspects of our children’s school lives.

We consider this website to be an important link between the school and the wider school community.

We hope you enjoy visiting this website where you can find out all about school events and activities and as the year progresses, all our class news on the class blogs.

Bain sult as!

Nuala Mhic Gabhann.

As you can see, there are 10 news items visible on the home page. For all previous items please click on the archives tab at the top of the screen

Latest News

Well done to all the pupils of 5th class who participated in the annual Scotstown Tidy Towns Poster Competition. Jimmy Connolly and Sean Morgan from the local committee were on hand to award the winners with their prizes of Easons vouchers along with Mrs Denise Smyth who helped adjudicate the entries. This year's theme was on Sliabh Beagh, the natural blanket bog amenity on our doorstep, linking with the ongoing Eco-UNESCO project that the school has been involved in this year.Read More

Mrs Donohoe's 3rd/4th class have recently being studying the Normans in Ireland. To link in with what they had learned, Mrs Donohoe set the class a task of recreating a Norman settlement of either a castle or Motte and Bailey. The Normans first reached the shores of Ireland in 1169 at the request of Diarmuid McMurrough, the then King of Leinster, to assist him with the constant warring of other Irish kings and chieftains.Read More

The pupils of 3rd and 4th class were encouraged to enter a poster competition run by Scotstown GAA on what their club means to them. David McCague, Coaching Officer with the club and Rory Beggan, Games Promotion officer with Monaghan GAA visited the classes prior to Easter and presented the pupils with the theme. They returned in May with another past pupil, Darren Hughes to award three winners and present each of them with a €40 voucher to spend in the club shop.Read More

First Communion took place in Urbleshanny Chapel this morning on the 5th of May. It was a lovely reverent ceremony where 2nd class participated in this special ceremony which was celebrated by Fr. Brian Early. The pupils receiving the sacrament took part in the readings, opening hymn dance, singing the psalm and gospel acclamation, acting out the gospel story, offertory procession, bidding prayers and actions for Ár nAthair.Read More

Nuala Madigan, Environmental Education Officer from the Irish Peatland Conservation Council visited the school this week to talk to the pupils about boglands in Ireland with specific focus on our own bog, Sliabh Beagh. Urbleshanny NS have entered the ECO-UNESCO Environmentalist Awards exploring the many aspects of the blanket bog at Sliabh Beagh.Read More

It's become an annual event towards the end of April to be invited to Silver Hill Garden Centre, Emyvale, to receive a gift of various plants for our raised bed. This initiative is organised every year by John Joe Sherlock for the schools of the three parishes of North Monaghan namely Truagh, Donagh and Tydavnet. Enda, Leon and Joshua from 2nd class represented Urbleshanny NS and were presented with their box of vegetables and fruit by John Joe.Read More

On Thursday, the 12th of April, two teams of boys and girls travelled to the fantastic Meadowbank Arena in Magherafelt to participate in the Allianz Cumann na mBunscol Ulster 5-a-side indoor tournament. SN Iorball Sionnaigh were representing Monaghan at this event. The girls played Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry and the boys played against teams from Down, Antrim, Fermanagh and Armagh. Tyrone won the girls' competition and the boys' competition was won by Antrim.Read More

Thursday, the 12th of April, was indeed a busy day in Urbleshanny NS with teams participating in both Gaelic and soccer 5-a-sides. Another industrious group took part in the annual Spring cleanup in both Scotstown and Ballinode villages along with members of the Tidy Towns Committees. Cathy Bennett, Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council, visited the school to congratulate the pupils on their ongoing endeavour to keep their villages clean and free from litter.Read More

The SPAR FAI Primary Schools competition is hosted by the FAI Schools. The competition is organised on a County, Regional and Provincial basis with the best schools taking part in the National Finals in the Aviva Stadium in May. The team representing Urbleshanny played in Gortakeegan on the 12th of April and have qualified for the County finals on April 24th.

The team representing the school are Max, Tommy, Oisin and Edward with Eric, Jason, Adam and Sean Óg.

Ms McManus's 5th/6th class have been participating in the Junior Entrepreneur Programme for the past number of months.The programme gives primary school pupils in Ireland the opportunity to experience practical, real-life business learning as part of their formative education. It nurtures creativity, independence and problem-solving among pupils of all abilities. Howard Gardner defined eight types of intelligences.Read More